The Sanskrit Studies area features immersive study of the Sanskrit language in Sanskrit medium, starting from basic familiarity, moving towards proficiency and takes the students deep into the world of mastery of Sanskrit. Underscoring the importance of Sanskrit for the study of the source texts of the Vedas, Vedanta, Yoga, Ayurveda, and Shastras, in general, i.e. the varied knowledge systems rooted in Hindu thought, this collection of courses focus on practice-oriented study, providing direct, unmediated access to these source-texts without having to rely on translations. Immersion in this area prepares students for a rigorous engagement with Hindu knowledge systems including the literary, spiritual and scientific literature embedded in the Sanskrit language. It enables the students to explore ancient and classical texts such as the Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas and the Prasthana Traya with a commitment and concern for the wellbeing and future of humanity. Students who wish to specialize in Sanskrit may take a minimum of six and as many as ten different courses from the Sanskrit Concentration, in addition to the basic Hindu Studies Foundation courses to complete the course work requirements for their Graduate Degrees.
Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Vedanta)
The schools of philosophy based on the last portions of the Vedas, i.e. Vedānta, not only vary in their interpretation ...
Beginning Sanskrit – Proverbs & Stories
Refresh knowledge of tenses and vibhaktis; Read and comprehend hitopadesha stories; Engage in everyday conversations; Comprehend longer stories, essays, and ...
Beginning Sanskrit – Sentences & Comprehension
Learn the Imperative Mood; Use past tense using "ktavatu", and future tense; Use indeclinables and intentional expressions; Learn how to ...
Beginning Sanskrit – Words & Vocabulary
Master the combined letters (samyukta-akSharANi); Recognize and use Objective (2nd) Case and Locative (7th) Cases; Engage in simple reading and ...
Beginning Sanskrit – Script & Sounds
Pronounce and write Sanskrit syllables and words correctly; Build a vocabulary of Sanskrit words and phrases; Start using simple etiquette ...
Prefixes, Compounds, Sanskrit Maxims & Analogies
(SAN-2004) Gain proficiency in the prefixes / upasargas, 4 more types of sandhis, anvaya-krama, and one more laukeeka-nyAya (maxims / ...
Sanskrit Poetry, Literature, Writings, and Biographies
(SANS-2003) Gain proficiency in the vidhiling lakAra, certain usages, 4 more types of sandhis, anvaya-krama, and 2 laukeeka-nyAyas (maxims / ...
Conjugates, Active, Passive, & Impersonal Voices, Sanskrit Literature
(SAN-2002) Gain proficiency in the 4 types of conjugates (sandhis), anvaya-krama, Atmanepada, passive voice, bhAve-prayoga, and “kta” usage, through simple ...
Tenses, Parts of speech, Poetry Analysis in Sanskrit
(SAN-2001) Gain proficiency in the different lakAras, the Vocative case, adjectives, gerunds, prepositions, wise sayings, rearranging the words in verse ...
Sanskrit Grammatical Structures and Verses
(SAN-1004) Gain proficiency in the fifth, sixth, and seventh cases, through shlokas (verses), stories, and conversations. Students will also get ...
Nouns and Declensions In Sanskrit
This is the third course in the Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency. Gain proficiency in the first five declensions, the ...
Basic Sanskrit Vocabulary and Structure
Gain proficiency in using the three tenses, verbal forms and classifications, past-participles, gerunds, infinitives, and prefixes, through stories and conversations ...
Sanskrit Pronunciation, Simple Words and Phrases
This course is the first in the Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency Program. Starting from the alphabets, gain proficiency in ...
Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Vedanta)
The Vedic body of knowledge provides scope for different interpretations even when connected with the same objectives. Particularly, the last ...
Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Āyurveda)
The wellbeing of the individual and society in the Vedic vision of the universe included both material and spiritual wellbeing ...
Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Jyotiṣa)
The Vedic knowledge systems of the Hindu traditions were supported by auxiliary systems called Vedāṅgas in understanding the form, structure, ...
Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Āyurveda)
The wellbeing of the individual and society in the Vedic vision of the universe included both material and spiritual wellbeing ...
Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Jyotisha)
Jyotiṣa (loosely translated as astrology/astronomy), described as the eyes of the Vedas, uses mathematical calculations as tools for comprehending the ...
Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Yoga)
The wellbeing of the individual and society in the Vedic vision of the universe included both material and spiritual wellbeing ...
Sāhitya – IV
In the Hindu literary tradition, literary compositions inculcate awareness and sensibility of Dharma in the minds of both the commoner ...
Sāhitya – III
In the Hindu literary tradition, literary compositions inculcate awareness and sensibility of Dharma in the minds of both the commoner ...
Sāhitya – Padya
In the Hindu literary tradition, literary compositions inculcate awareness and sensibility of Dharma in the minds of both the commoner ...
Sāhitya Landscape
In the Hindu literary tradition, literary compositions inculcate awareness and sensibility of Dharma in the minds of both the commoner ...
Vyākaraṇa – IV
Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī is a monumental work in the sūtra format (short aphorisms) that establishes the grammar for classical Sanskrit as ...
Vyākaraṇa – III
Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī is a monumental work in the sūtra format (short aphorisms) that establishes the grammar for classical Sanskrit as ...
Vyākaraṇa – II
Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī is a monumental work in the sūtra format (short aphorisms) that establishes the grammar for classical Sanskrit as ...
Vyākaraṇa – I
Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī is a monumental work in the sūtra format (short aphorisms) that establishes the grammar for classical Sanskrit as ...
The Vedas (Atharva)
Vedic texts constitute the foundation of the worldview and way of life that informs Hindu life and culture. Like the ...
The Vedas (Yajus-Sāma)
Vedic texts constitute the foundation of the worldview and way of life that informs Hindu life and culture. Like the ...
Applied Vedic Sciences Basic (Yoga)
The wellbeing of the individual and society in the Vedic vision of the universe included both material and spiritual wellbeing ...
Mīmāṁsā Advanced
Epistemology is an important subject of study across several śāstras in the Indic knowledge tradition, in both Vedic and non-Vedic ...
Nyāya-vaiśeṣika Advanced
The key features of the Navya-nyāya system of thought as it evolved in time to become the main pramāṇa-śāstra (loosely ...
The Vedas (Ṛgveda)
Vedic texts constitute the foundation of the worldview and way of life that informs Hindu life and culture. The Ṛgveda ...
Term Project – Sanskrit Studies
At the end of 36 Credit-hours of course work, students will have an adequate introduction to the subjects of study ...
Mīmāṁsā Basic
In the Hindu knowledge traditions, the science of interpreting various Vedic injunctions and aphorisms, and methods of reconciling apparently conflicting ...
Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Basic
Two distinct systems of classification of world phenomena, i.e. ontologies have emerged from the Vedic thought called Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika ...
Vedic Science Foundations
India has its own highly systematized method of scientific discourse that is followed in all scientific texts, called śāstras. Every ...
Introduction to Vedas
Vedic texts constitute the foundation of the worldview and way of life that informs Hindu life and culture. The vast ...